Members of Roman Reigns’ Bloodline faction are no strangers to The Judgment Day, a WWE group featuring Rhea Ripley. Not too long ago, the latter had an entertaining verbal exchange with Reigns’ legendary cousin, Rikishi.
The WWE Hall of Famer is also the father of The Usos, who recently faced The Judgment Day’s Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest on Monday Night RAW. Meanwhile, Ripley has all the momentum behind her right now, having won the women’s Royal Rumble match last month.
During a recent episode of WWE Weird Dhamaal with Rikishi, the Samoan legend received a pre-recorded message from the Australian star:
“Rikishi, you are a legend.” Rhea Ripley continued: “You’ve done so much in this business. I remember seeing you as a kid. I remember seeing you in the ring and I remember seeing you dancing with my mentor Scotty 2 Hotty. It was fun. It was entertaining. But how many years ago was that? Now? What are you doing these days? [0:15 – 0:40]
Rhea Ripley went on to take a photo, in character, of the 57-year-old man, referencing Jimmy and Jey Uso:
“Now, you’re sitting at home and you’re watching RAW. You’re watching me. You’re watching The Judgment Day, and you’re watching us beat up your kids. We need to put them in their place and teach them lessons because you didn’t. Do you want to put the nose in our business on RAW? The Judgment Day, we run Monday Night RAW, and I have no problem putting your kids down every week.” [0:40 – 1:16]
When asked about the possibility of getting involved between Rhea Ripley and The Usos, Rikishi jokingly said that he wouldn’t do “a damn thing about it.”
The former Intercontinental Champion also highlighted his infamous Stinkface move, which involved rubbing his butt into the face of cornered opponents. Using that as an example, he kept it kayfabe and sent a no-PG message to the winner of the Royal Rumble 2023:
“Obviously, you had to look at me because you loved what you were seeing, and that was ‘Kishi backing that **. They always say this, ‘Shake what your momma gave you.'” Remember this here: you don’t have a bad ass, okay? So, Judgment Day, we’ll see you somewhere. That’s a fact,” Rikishi said. [2:07 – 2:29]
WWE’s main plans for Rhea Ripley and Roman Reigns
After winning the Royal Rumble match, Rhea Ripley challenged SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair to a high-stakes clash at WWE WrestleMania 39.
Meanwhile, WWE’s Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Men’s Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes is also the current plan for The Show of Shows on April 1-2. However, The Tribal Chief must first defend his gold against Sami Zayn. His fight will take place at the Elimination Chamber event on February 18.
Although Zayn is the underdog heading into the championship match, a victory for him would complicate things for The Bloodline on the road to WrestleMania.
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